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Robert Weaver, Lincoln Park, Chicago/Democratic National Convention, 1968. Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Gift of Magdalen and Robert Livesey, Famous Artists School.
Cover: Norman Rockwell, The Law Student, Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 19, 1927.Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Image © SEPS: Indianapolis, IN.
Fello
wsh
ip a
nd In
tern
ship
Oppor
tuni
ties
The
Roc
kwel
l Cen
ter
for
Am
eric
an V
isua
l Stu
dies
at t
he N
orm
an R
ockw
ell M
useu
m is
the
nati
on’s
first
res
earc
h in
stit
ute
dedi
cate
d to
the
inte
grat
ive
stud
y of
illu
stra
tor
art.
The
C
ente
r’s g
oal i
s to
enh
ance
and
sup
port
sch
olar
ship
rel
atin
g to
this
sig
nific
ant p
ublic
art
fo
rm, e
xplo
ring
the
pow
er o
f pub
lishe
d im
ages
and
thei
r in
tegr
al r
ole
in s
ocie
ty, c
ultu
re,
hist
ory,
and
the
wor
ld o
f art
from
the
emer
genc
e of
pri
nted
mas
s m
edia
in th
e m
id n
ine-
teen
th c
entu
ry to
the
inno
vati
ons
of d
igit
al m
edia
toda
y.
W
e in
vite
app
licat
ions
from
aca
dem
ic s
chol
ars
and
cura
tors
for
part
icip
atio
n in
the
follo
win
g pr
ogra
ms,
whi
ch a
re d
esig
ned
to a
dvan
ce r
esea
rch
and
acce
ss r
elat
ing
to th
is
influ
enti
al b
ut u
nder
stud
ied
aspe
ct o
f Am
eric
an v
isua
l cul
ture
.
Roc
kw
ell C
ente
r So
ciet
y of
Fel
low
s: N
ew P
rogra
mSe
riou
s T
hink
ing
Abo
ut P
opul
ar P
ictu
res
Prob
lem
s in
the
His
tory
and
Cri
tici
sm o
f Pri
nted
Im
ages
Cul
tura
l eng
agem
ent w
ith
the
hist
ory
of p
opul
ar im
ages
has
acc
eler
ated
in th
e 21
st c
entu
ry.
Mus
eum
cur
ator
s an
d ac
adem
ics
have
beg
un to
wor
k w
ith
popu
lar
mat
eria
ls to
a g
reat
er
degr
ee th
an e
ver
befo
re. I
nsti
tuti
onal
dev
elop
men
ts h
ave
para
llele
d ri
sing
inte
rest
in th
ese
topi
cs. A
nd y
et, d
espi
te in
crea
sed
enga
gem
ent,
the
crit
ical
focu
s of
mos
t wor
k ha
s te
nded
to
be
loca
l, bi
ogra
phic
al a
nd a
naly
tica
lly u
nder
deve
lope
d. T
he R
ockw
ell C
ente
r, in
con
sul-
tati
on w
ith
othe
r in
stit
utio
nal a
nd c
riti
cal p
arti
cipa
nts
in th
ese
som
ewha
t inc
hoat
e fie
lds,
re
cogn
izes
a m
etho
dolo
gica
l vac
uum
at t
he h
eart
of p
opul
ar im
age
stud
ies.
To a
ddre
ss t
his
crit
ical
lacu
na, t
he R
ockw
ell C
ente
r en
visi
ons
a tw
o-ye
ar p
roje
ct
desi
gned
to
brin
g le
adin
g th
inke
rs a
nd f
resh
per
spec
tive
s to
the
stu
dy o
f pu
blis
hed
imag
es, w
ith
the
goal
of p
rodu
cing
a s
erie
s of
foun
dati
onal
sta
tem
ents
of t
he e
mer
ging
fie
ld, d
eliv
ered
via
sym
posi
a an
d pu
blis
hed
and
digi
tal m
edia
. The
gro
up w
ill b
e co
nven
ed
twic
e a
year
, eng
age
in d
iscus
sion
and
deba
te, a
nd p
ose
and
answ
er k
ey q
uest
ions
.
Fello
ws
will
con
side
r th
e fo
llow
ing
topi
cs a
nd p
robl
ems:
Illu
stra
tion
as
Soci
al T
ext
Des
pite
thei
r se
emin
g in
visi
bilit
y to
ser
ious
com
men
tato
rs, p
opul
ar im
ages
and
the
soci
al
text
s in
whi
ch th
ey w
ere
embe
dded
con
trib
uted
to th
eir
audi
ence
s’ se
nse
of th
e cu
lture
in
whi
ch th
ey li
ved.
How
can
suc
h so
urce
s ad
d to
our
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
mod
ern
peri
od?
H
iera
rchi
es a
nd E
xclu
sion
sA
esth
etic
judg
men
ts h
ave
had
an e
norm
ous
impa
ct o
n de
finit
ions
of c
ultu
re. I
n w
hich
w
ays
do h
iera
rchi
es o
ffer
val
uabl
e di
stin
ctio
ns o
f per
sist
ing
valu
e? H
ow m
ay th
e de
moc
rati
c va
lues
of p
opul
ar c
ultu
re b
e re
habi
litat
ed fo
r an
othe
r er
a?
Use
ful T
axon
omie
sD
ue to
the
high
ly lo
cal,
disp
arat
e an
d at
omiz
ed c
hara
cter
of m
uch
wri
ting
on
popu
lar
im-
ages
, we
lack
sha
red
taxo
nom
y an
d vo
cabu
lary
for
desc
ript
ion
and
anal
ysis
. How
mig
ht th
is
prob
lem
be
solv
ed?
Shou
ld it
be,
dur
ing
an e
ra o
f int
elle
ctua
l his
tory
that
tend
s to
pri
ze th
e flu
id a
nd s
uspe
ct th
e fix
ed?
Ano
nym
ity
and
Aut
hors
hip
The
lion
izat
ion
of a
utho
rshi
p an
d cu
lt of
sin
gula
r ar
tist
ry h
as c
ause
d w
ork
of o
bvio
us
cultu
ral r
elev
ance
to b
e sh
unte
d as
ide,
or
to b
e di
scus
sed
as if
no
part
icul
ar p
erso
n or
co
mm
unit
y of
pro
duct
ion
crea
ted
it. H
ow c
an w
e ov
erco
me
the
cult
of th
e cr
eato
r w
hile
si
mul
tane
ousl
y re
spec
ting
and
inte
rrog
atin
g co
mm
unit
ies
of p
rodu
ctio
n in
the
abse
nce
of
clea
r cr
edit
s?
Can
onic
al a
nd H
isto
riog
raph
ical
Que
stio
nsW
e ar
e in
nee
d of
refl
ecti
on o
n w
heth
er a
nd h
ow to
set
tle o
n se
ts o
f ind
ispe
nsab
ly im
port
-an
t pra
ctit
ione
rs. H
ow d
o w
e sp
eak
of s
igni
fican
ce?
Is th
ere
such
a th
ing
as th
e hi
stor
y of
A
mer
ican
illu
stra
tion
, or
put a
noth
er w
ay, c
an th
ere
be a
hist
orio
grap
hy o
f Am
eric
an il
lust
ra-
tion
? H
ow d
o th
e re
late
d fie
lds
of c
omic
s, c
arto
onin
g an
d an
imat
ed fi
lm p
arti
cipa
te in
su
ch n
arra
tive
s?
Lan
guag
es o
f Fo
rmat
ion
& V
isua
l Ana
lysi
sC
lose
look
ing
is e
ssen
tial
for
succ
essf
ul e
ncou
nter
s w
ith
imag
es a
nd o
bjec
ts, e
spec
ially
po
pula
r so
urce
s “h
idde
n in
pla
in s
ight
.” H
ow m
ight
fam
iliar
ity
wit
h pr
oduc
tion
met
hods
m
atte
r? W
hat a
ppro
ache
s to
trai
ning
sch
olar
s in
clo
se lo
okin
g m
ight
be
impo
rted
from
art
an
d de
sign
trai
ning
and
/or
art h
isto
rica
l stu
dy?
Soci
ety
of F
ello
ws
Cal
l For
Par
tici
pati
onT
he R
ockw
ell C
ente
r fo
r A
mer
ican
Vis
ual S
tudi
es s
eeks
to e
ngag
e a
grou
p of
sch
olar
s an
d cr
itic
s to
exp
lore
, deb
ate
and
wri
te o
n ke
y pr
oble
ms
in th
e hi
stor
y an
d cr
itic
ism
of t
he p
op-
ular
pri
nted
imag
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es b
etw
een
1850
and
the
pres
ent.
The
Cen
ter
laun
ches
th
is e
ffor
t to
cata
lyze
the
crea
tion
of f
ound
ing
docu
men
ts in
the
stud
y of
illu
stra
tion
and
ill
ustr
ated
mat
eria
ls, a
n un
derd
evel
oped
fiel
d.
Fello
ws
will
be
expe
cted
to:
mee
t tw
ice
annu
ally
; wri
te o
ne ta
rget
ed p
aper
per
yea
r; e
n-ga
ge in
dia
logu
e w
ith
othe
r Fe
llow
s; p
arti
cipa
te in
a s
ympo
sia
or p
rogr
am; c
ontr
ibut
e to
a
priv
atel
y m
aint
aine
d bl
og; a
nd p
erm
it th
e R
ockw
ell C
ente
r to
pub
lish
desi
gnat
ed w
orks
in
orde
r to
dis
sem
inat
e th
e re
sults
of t
he s
emin
ar.
App
licat
ion/
Stat
emen
t of
Int
eres
tT
he C
ente
r se
eks
to a
ttra
ct c
andi
date
s fo
r th
e se
min
ar p
rogr
am w
ith
subs
tant
ial e
xper
ienc
e an
d de
mon
stra
ted
inte
rest
in th
e st
udy
of a
nd/o
r en
gage
men
t wit
h m
oder
n cu
ltura
l pro
-du
ctio
n. S
chol
ars,
cri
tics
, cur
ator
s an
d pr
acti
tion
ers
wit
h at
leas
t five
yea
rs o
f exp
erie
nce
in
thei
r fie
ld a
re in
vite
d to
app
ly.
Fello
ws
will
rec
eive
a s
tipe
nd o
f $5
,000
per
cal
enda
r ye
ar a
s w
ell a
s tr
avel
exp
ense
s.
Inte
rest
ed p
arti
es s
houl
d su
bmit
a s
tate
men
t of i
nter
est w
hich
res
pond
s to
the
Topi
cs a
nd
Prob
lem
s ou
tline
d ab
ove.
Whi
ch a
reas
are
of i
nter
est t
o th
e ca
ndid
ate,
and
why
? The
Sta
te-
men
t of I
nter
est s
houl
d no
t exc
eed
1000
wor
ds. I
n ad
diti
on to
the
Stat
emen
t of I
nter
est,
the
appl
icat
ion
shou
ld in
clud
e a
cove
r le
tter
, a c
urre
nt C
V, a
wri
ting
sam
ple,
and
a li
st o
f th
ree
refe
rees
. Se
nior
Fel
low
/Pro
ject
Lea
der
Dou
glas
B. D
owd,
Pro
fess
or o
f Art
and
Am
eric
an C
ultu
re S
tudi
esSa
m F
ox S
choo
l of D
esig
n an
d D
. B. D
owd
Mod
ern
Gra
phic
His
tory
Lib
rary
, W
ashi
ngto
n U
nive
rsit
y in
St.
Loui
s.
App
licat
ion
Tim
elin
e:
June
2, 2
017
A
pplic
atio
ns D
ueJu
ly 1
4, 2
017
Fe
llow
s A
nnou
nced
Oct
ober
201
7
S oci
ety
of F
ello
ws
Firs
t Con
veni
ng
Roc
kw
ell S
chol
ars
Fel
low
ship
Pro
gra
m
Roc
kwel
l Cen
ter
Fello
wsh
ips
are
open
to s
enio
r sc
hola
rs, a
dvan
ced
grad
uate
stu
dent
s, a
nd
mus
eum
pro
fess
iona
ls c
hoos
ing
to p
ursu
e re
sear
ch o
r pr
ojec
ts in
or
rela
ting
to th
e su
bjec
t fie
ld o
f illu
stra
tion
art
from
div
erse
aca
dem
ic p
ersp
ecti
ves.
Fe
llow
s w
ill r
ecei
ve a
sti
pend
of
$1,5
00 in
sup
port
of
thei
r w
ork.
R
ockw
ell C
ente
r Se
nior
Fel
low
ship
s ar
e in
tend
ed fo
r sc
hola
rs w
ith
a di
stin
guis
hed
pub-
licat
ion
reco
rd w
ho h
old
a do
ctor
al d
egre
e, o
r w
ho p
osse
ss a
n eq
uiva
lent
rec
ord
of p
rofe
s-si
onal
acc
ompl
ishm
ent a
t the
tim
e of
app
licat
ion.
R
ockw
ell C
ente
r D
isse
rtat
ion
Fello
wsh
ips
are
open
to d
octo
ral c
andi
date
s w
ho a
re
curr
ently
wor
king
on
diss
erta
tion
res
earc
h or
wri
ting
in o
r re
lati
ng to
the
field
of A
mer
ican
ill
ustr
atio
n ar
t and
vis
ual s
tudi
es.
P r
ojec
ts m
ust b
e ob
ject
and
/or
cultu
rally
ori
ente
d, e
mpl
oyin
g ar
t his
tori
cal o
r vi
sual
st
udie
s ap
proa
ches
. A
pplic
atio
ns s
houl
d in
clud
e:C
ompl
eted
app
licat
ion
form
(av
aila
ble
at w
ww
.rca
vs.o
rg);
Res
earc
h pr
opos
al (
up to
five
pa
ges,
dou
ble
spac
ed);
Sel
ecte
d im
ages
; Cur
ricu
lum
vit
ae; T
wo
lett
ers
of r
efer
ence
. A
pplic
atio
n T
imel
ine:
Ju
ne 2
, 201
7
App
licat
ions
Due
July
14,
201
7
Fello
ws
Ann
ounc
edJu
ly 3
0, 2
017
to Ju
ly 3
0, 2
018
R
esea
rch
Peri
od
The
Walt
Ree
d D
istin
gui
shed
Sch
olar
Inte
rnsh
ipT
he R
ockw
ell C
ente
r fo
r A
mer
ican
Vis
ual S
tudi
es o
ffer
s a
nam
ed, p
aid
inte
rnsh
ip in
hon
or
of il
lust
rati
on h
isto
rian
, Wal
t Ree
d, in
rec
ogni
tion
of h
is li
felo
ng c
omm
itm
ent t
o sc
hola
r-sh
ip r
elat
ing
to th
e ar
t of i
llust
rati
on. T
his
inte
rnsh
ip p
rovi
des
a un
ique
opp
ortu
nity
for
thir
d an
d fo
urth
yea
r co
llege
and
gra
duat
e le
vel s
tude
nts
inte
rest
ed in
pur
suin
g ar
ts a
nd
mus
eum
car
eers
to g
ain
prac
tica
l exp
erie
nce
wit
hin
a na
tion
ally
acc
redi
ted
orga
niza
tion
.
The
inte
rn w
ill s
pend
eig
ht to
ten
wee
ks fo
cusi
ng o
n pr
ojec
ts e
stab
lishe
d w
ithi
n th
e C
urat
oria
l/E
xhib
itio
ns D
epar
tmen
t. T
he in
tern
will
rec
eive
a s
tipe
nd o
f $2
,500
in s
uppo
rt o
f th
eir
wor
k.
App
licat
ion
Tim
elin
e:
Apr
il 24
, 201
7
App
licat
ions
Due
May
5, 2
017
W
alt R
eed
Inte
rnsh
ip A
nnou
nced
Sum
mer
201
7
Inte
rnsh
ip P
erio
dSe
nd A
pplic
atio
ns f
or A
ll P
rogr
ams
Att
enti
on T
o:St
epha
nie
Hab
oush
Plu
nket
tD
eput
y D
irec
tor/
Chi
ef C
urat
or, N
orm
an R
ockw
ell M
useu
msp
lunk
ett@
nrm
.org
; 413
-298
-410
0, e
xt. 2
08
RO
CK
WE
LL
CE
NT
ER
for A
mer
ican
Visu
al S
tudi
es
Nor
man
Roc
kwel
l, N
ew K
ids i
n th
e N
eigh
borh
ood,
Illu
stra
tion
for
Look
, May
16,
196
7.
Nor
man
Roc
kwel
l Mus
eum
Col
lect
ion,
Im
age
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orm
an R
ockw
ell F
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